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First Champions League finalist announced

First Champions League finalist announced

Inter Milan advanced to the UEFA Champions League final with a 1-0 second-leg victory (3-0 on aggregate) over city and stadium rivals AC Milan at San Siro on May 15. Simone Inzaghi’s side held a comfortable 2-0 advantage after …

"Sabah" ties with "Besiktas" in charity match

"Sabah" ties with "Besiktas" in charity match

A charity football match between the Azerbaijani club "Sabah" and the Turkish club "Besiktas" was held at the Republican Stadium named after Tofig Bakhramov in Baku. At the 3rd minute of the game, Aleksey Kashuk put …

Iran and Saudi Arabia agree to hold friendly football match

Iran and Saudi Arabia agree to hold friendly football match

Iran and Saudi Arabia’s national football teams will most probably face each other in a friendly match in September. President of Iran's Football Federation Mehdi Taj held a meeting with his counterpart the President of …

All teams qualified for Champions League semi-finals confirmed

All teams qualified for Champions League semi-finals confirmed

The Milan clubs are set to meet again in a Champions League semifinal on May 10, a decade after their last encounter in the final four of Europe's elite club competition. In the other semifinal, set for May 9, Real Madrid will face Manchester …

Champions League semi-finals: qualified teams

Champions League semi-finals: qualified teams

Real Madrid and AC Milan have progressed to the Champions League semi-finals after overcoming Chelsea and Napoli, respectively. Los Blancos won 2-0 at Stamford Bridge courtesy of two Rodrygo goals, while …

German soccer icon pondering Turkish election run

German soccer icon pondering Turkish election run

Turkish-German footballer Mesut Ozil may be running for election in Türkiye next month, the local news outlet reported. The article said that 34-year-old Ozil’s name appeared on the candidate list of the governing AKP …

Türkiye ready to host EURO 2028 or 2032

Türkiye ready to host EURO 2028 or 2032

 Türkiye has submitted an application to host the 2028 and 2032 editions of the UEFA EURO. The relevant document was signed by the Turkish Minister of Youth and Sports. The Turkish bid contains information about …

Russia retains 37th position in FIFA World Ranking

Russia retains 37th position in FIFA World Ranking

The Russian national football squad has retained its February’s 37th position in the newly published World Ranking of the world’s governing body of football, FIFA. World Cup winners Argentina have returned to the …

Russian and Iranian football teams may hold rematch

Russian and Iranian football teams may hold rematch

The Russian Football Union (RFU) is interested in holding another friendly football match against Iran either this year or next year, RFU said. "The Russian Football Union is interested in holding this match either this year or …

Sweden beats Azerbaijan in Euro 2024 qualifier

Sweden beats Azerbaijan in Euro 2024 qualifier

Sweden hammered Azerbaijan 5-0 in their Group F European Championship qualifier on Monday. After a terrible team performance against Belgium, the Swedes came out with all guns blazing and Alexander Isak had a goal ruled out for offside …